▶ IMPROVED LABELS - The species Latin name, order, family and band code are now overlaid on the bottom part of the illustration in a semitransparent band.

▶ iCloud has been made more robust and an extensive Glossary has been added to the species page slider for easy access.

iBird is the app everyone has seen in Apple’s TV commercial “We have an app for that” (see ibird.com/itchy) and has become the world’s best-selling birding app. It comes with a powerful decision engine for identifying any bird species of North America just like an expert.

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▶ SYNCS – Automatically syncs Favorites and Notes to iCloud.

▶ 33 SEARCH ATTRIBUTES – search by color, shape, song, location, head and body patterns, flight style and much more. Includes a new way to search by color as well as tutorials on how to use the search and definitions of every attribute.

▶ UNIQUE SPECTROGRAPHIC DISPLAY brings insight to the structure of bird songs by allowing you to view the sound's frequency components.

▶ SAVE & LOAD SEARCH - Now you can save, load, name and edit your favorite search attributes and use them over and over.

▶ PHOTO CENTER - Photo Center is a gallery for storing and assigning your photos to specific species pages in iBird. It also allows you to share photos via Facebook and Twitter, or email them to friends.

▶ SLIDESHOW FOR ILLUSTRATIONS - Now you can watch not just photos but also illustrations in the slideshow with bird songs in the background. You can even pick the artist who drew them or restrict them to a particular family of birds.

▶ MULTIPLE BROWSE VIEWS - You can now view species in one of four browse views: Compact, Icon, Thumbnail, and Gallery.

AWARDS and ACCOLADES for iBird:

■ MACWORLD'S "BEST REFERENCE APP 2009: 4 ½ out of 5 mice."

■ NOMINATED 2012 BEST APP EVER FROM 148APPS.COM

■ RECOMMENDED BY SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2012

■ TELEVISION PERSONALITY HOST PHIL DONAHUE'S FAVORITE BIRD APP

Standard Features:

■ Parameter driven search engine lets you identify birds quickly, so you spend more time observing and less time reading.
■ Search by Shape, Size, Habitat, Color, Family, Song, Length, Weight, Flight Pattern, Wingspan, and much more.
■ Taxonomic and Alphabetical Family sort options.
■ UK Conservation status from RSPB and ICUN Red List shows if population is in decline or endangered.
■ Full color range maps.
■ Hand-drawn full sized color illustrations, with perching and flight views.
■ Multiple professional photographs for each species showing sexes and seasons.
■ Extensive identification, behavior, and habitat information.
■ Full color range maps.
■ Bookmark birds as Favorites for fast access.
■ Species, common, and family names in English and French (text is English).
■ Date and time stamped Notes for every species account.

As a standalone iPhone app, iBird does not require an Internet connection. This does mean that the application is large, so please be patient while downloading.
All prices are in United States Dollars and Cents